Kale, Borçka

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Village in Artvin, Turkey

Kale Makret
Village
41°22′38″N 41°37′19″E / 41.3772°N 41.6220°E / 41.3772; 41.6220
Country	Turkey
Province	Artvin
District	Borçka
Population (2021)	283
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Kale is a village in the Borçka District, Artvin Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 283 (2021).^[2]

History

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Makret, which derived from Georgian word "makareti" and means "wedding place". Most villagers are ethnically Laz.^[3]

References

^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Kale". Index-Anatolicus. Retrieved 30 January 2024.